S. 2092

Summary

S. 2092, the REFOCUS DODEA Act, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 17, 2025 by Sen. Jim Banks (R) with 4 co-sponsors. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Jun 17, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

S. 2092 has 4 co-sponsors.

119 S2092 IS: Restoring Our Educational Focus on Children of U.S. Servicemembers at DODEA
 U.S. Senate
 2025-06-17
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 2092  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 17, 2025   Mr. Banks  (for himself and  Ms. Slotkin ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To prohibit the use of smartphones at Department of Defense Education Activity schools.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Restoring Our Educational Focus on Children of U.S. Servicemembers at DODEA   or the   REFOCUS DODEA Act  .
2.
Prohibition on use of smartphones at Department of Defense Education Activity schools
(a)
Regulations required
Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity, shall prescribe regulations prohibiting the use, during the school day, of smartphones by students in schools operated by the Activity.
(b)
Additional requirements
In prescribing regulations under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure that—
(1)
smartphones brought to schools by students are to be placed in phone lockers or other approved pouches or storage containers for the duration of the school day; and
(2)
appropriate exceptions are made to allow for smartphone use required for medical or other high-priority reasons, such as use in the event of emergencies.

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A bill to prohibit the use of smartphones at Department of Defense Education Activity schools.

Sponsors

Sen. Jim Banks (R) sponsors S. 2092, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Jim Banks

Sen. · R–IN · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 17, 2025

Elissa Slotkin

Sen. · D–MI · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 17, 2025 · Original

Jon Husted

Sen. · R–OH · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 3, 2025

Mark Kelly

Sen. · D–AZ · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 3, 2025

David McCormick

Sen. · R–PA · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 16, 2025

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Committees

S. 2092 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Jun 17, 2025

Actions

S. 2092 has taken 2 actions since Jun 17, 2025.

Votes

S. 2092 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2092 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• REFOCUS DODEA Act — Display Title
• REFOCUS DODEA Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Restoring Our Educational Focus on Children of U.S. Servicemembers at DODEA — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to prohibit the use of smartphones at Department of Defense Education Activity schools. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named S. 2092 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Telecommunications.

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2092 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2092’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

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